Adler Park School

Please welcome political newcomers Maura Kennedy and Amie M. Krummick, along with incumbent Linda Lucke, to the Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education. Kennedy and Lucke, along with write-in candidate Krummick, ran unopposed for the three open four-year term School Board seats. 

We also would like to thank Greta Hoff and Chris Kennedy for their dedication in serving on the District 70 School Board. Hoff completed a four-year term, while Kennedy devoted 12 years to the board. Lucke was re-elected to serve in her second four-year term. 

On Thursday, May 16th, 2019, Adler Park School is partnering up with Junior Achievement (JA) to provide corporate and community volunteers to present the basics of business and economics to our students.  The 3 “pillars” of JA programs focus on work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. It’s a great opportunity to help students connect what they are learning in school with “real world” experiences.  

We have a need for parent volunteers and are hoping that you would consider this opportunity to volunteer either in your child’s classroom, or, in another classroom.  The program will run on May 16th from:

• 8:00 - 9:45 am for Kindergarten classrooms

• 8:00 - 10:55 am for 1st grade classroom

• 8:00 - 11:25 am for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classrooms

A JA representative will provide a training session on Friday, May 10th from 12:30 -1:30 pm at Adler Park to orient all volunteers to the program, the curriculum kits, and classroom management techniques in order to help you be successful and have fun with it! Attendance at this training is highly suggested if volunteering in the classroom.

What is required from volunteers?

• An interest in sharing with students in a classroom setting.  The curriculum is interactive and engaging with games and activities built in to make it fun!

• Comfort talking to a group of students.  A classroom teacher will always be present.

• You do not need to be an expert in economics or finance to teach JA!  The Program Guide Book we supply you with will provide all the information that you need to teach the lesson.

If you are interested in volunteering in a classroom and can attend the training session on May 10th, please email Dr. Kerri Bongle. Please include which classroom you would like to volunteer in on May 16th. Please note, that we will only need 2-3 volunteers per classroom. If we have too many volunteers in one classroom, we may ask you to volunteer in another classroom in the building. We will do our best to place you in the classroom you request but depending on interest, you may be placed in another classroom. Thank you in advance for your time and flexibility.  

For more information about JA-Chicago please visit their website.

Registration for D70 Summer School for residents is now open.

Libertyville School District 70's popular Summer School will run from 8:30-11:45 a.m. on Monday through Thursday on June 10 through to July 11 at Highland Middle and Rockland schools. 

The list of course offerings is posted on the D70 website.

Thanks for all who came to our performance of "Classic Disney!"  Random pictures from 1st, 3rd and 5th grade teachers can be found in Mr. Turner's website.

Kindergarten and new student registration for the 2019-20 school year is now open. 

Registration for returning students will be held later this spring. 

District 70 student textbook and technology fees for the 2019-2020 school year will remain unchanged.

Fees for the upcoming school year, including textbook rental fees, technology fees, and supply costs, will be $125 for students in kindergarten through fifth-grade, while sixth- eighth-graders pay $225. Incoming sixth-graders will receive a new Chromebook.  

Libertyville School District 70 has been named a Top Workplace 2018-19 by an independent improvement specialist after reviewing data collected by staff survey results.

District 70 placed 11 in the mid-size company category, between 250-999 employees, out of 55 companies listed by the Chicago Tribune, which sponsored the survey. About 2,612 companies were invited to participate in the study. 

The Libertyville school district also was honored with the award in 2015-16. 

The Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education agreed Monday night to hire Dr. Matthew J. Barbini, currently deputy superintendent of schools in Community Consolidated School District 15 in Palatine, to be the next superintendent of schools for District 70.

During a school board meeting, board members unanimously approved a three-year contract with Barbini that will begin on July 1, 2019. He replaces Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher, who is retiring in June after a decade in the top slot.  

April 19                                    No School
April 22                                    No School - Teacher Institute

May 24                                      Early Release  K-5  at 1:15 p.m.
                                                    Early Release Highland at 1:45 p.m. 
May 27                                      No School - Memorial Day  

In a commitment to new statewide accountability and support, the 2018 Illinois School Report Card will take on new areas of concentration when released in late October. Reinstating the work of the No Child Behind Act, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed into law in 2015 by President Barack Obama, offers credence to student growth and graduation rates, accounting for fifty percent of how schools are evaluated, and carrying with it a 15-year timeline.

Transitioning from a spotlight focused on standardized test scores, multiple indicators of students’ success will be used to assess school quality. In addition to standardized tests, comprehensive indicators will include academic growth, chronic absenteeism, English learner proficiency, fine arts participation, school climate survey summaries, science measures, as well as preschool to second grade and elementary/ middle-grade indicators. The system also measures the academic progress of individual student demographic groups across the inclusive indicators. High school indicators comprise college entrance examination (SAT) success, as well as graduation accountability.

Using these balanced indicators, as defined through ESSA, a set of four tiers have been designated to reflect individual school performance; Exemplary, Commendable, Underperforming/Comprehensive, and Lowest Performing/Targeted, with funding and support services aligned to the most challenged or struggling of schools.

For more information, read the comprehensive summary of Illinois' Every School Succeeds Plan.